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| First season | 1891 | ||
| Athletic director | Danny White | ||
| Head coach | Josh Heupel 4th season, 27–12 (.692) | ||
| Stadium | Neyland Stadium (capacity: 101,915) | ||
| Field surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda Hybrid | ||
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
| Division | SEC East | ||
| Past conferences | SIAA (1896–1920) SoCon (1921–1932) | ||
| All-time record | 865–414–53 (.669) | ||
| Bowl record | 30–25 (.545) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 6 (1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 6 (1914, 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, 1989) | ||
| National finalist | 2 (1997, 1998) | ||
| Conference titles | 16 (13 SEC, 2 SoCon, 1 SIAA) | ||
| Division titles | 6 (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007) | ||
| Rivalries | Alabama (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry) Florida (rivalry) Georgia (rivalry) Georgia Tech (rivalry) Kentucky (rivalry) South Carolina (rivalry) Vanderbilt (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 41[1] | ||
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| Colors | Orange and white[2] | ||
| Fight song | Down the Field (Official) Rocky Top (Unofficial) Dixieland Delight (Unofficial) | ||
| Mascot | Smokey XI | ||
| Marching band | Pride of the Southland Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | utsports.com | ||
The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Tennessee," "Volunteers," "Vols," "UT," and "Big Orange") represents the University of Tennessee (UT).
The Vols have played football for 130 seasons, starting in 1891; their combined record of 865–414–53 ranks them eleventh on the list of all-time win–loss percentage records .672 and by-victories list for college football programs as well as second on the all-time win/loss list of SEC programs 405-273-33 .593.[3][4] Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is fifth (54) and eighth in all-time bowl victories (29), most notably four Sugar Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, two Orange Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl, and a Peach Bowl. They have won 16 conference championships and claim six national titles, including two (1951, 1998) from major wire-service: AP Poll and Coaches' Poll in their history.
The Vols play at Neyland Stadium on the university's campus in Knoxville, where Tennessee has won 485 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Additionally, its 101,915 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's sixth largest and third largest in the Southeastern Conference.
- ^ "Award Winners" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ^ "General Information". UTSports.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "University of Tennessee Athletics – Football". Utsports.Com. October 27, 2008. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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